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Letterboxd - Adam PattersonThe Survivor's Guide to Prison - ★★★https://letterboxd.com/filmpulse/film/the-survivors-guide-to-prison/ letterboxd-review-36960626Thu, 22 Feb 2018 10:17:12 +13002018-02-19It’s a bit rough around the edges, feeling more like a disjointed MSNBC or CNN special report rather than a feature-length theatrical documentary, but it’s the content that’s important, and Cooke knows how to present a metric ton of content in a digestible way. The Survivor’s Guide to Prison is a film that, though it may be a bit too boisterous for its own good, is nonetheless one that everyone should see and talk about. As the director states before the end credits, he’s looking to create a movement from this, and for all our sakes, I hope he succeeds.

It had a few enjoyable moments and Green certainly knows his way around the slasher genre, but my complaints about the other Hatchet movies once again carry over to this meta sequel. The dialogue ranges from slightly clever to god awful and there just isn't enough new here to make it very memorable.

The over the top gore and practical effects were solid though and I appreciate Green keeping the slasher genre alive.

Not nearly as dreadful as HELLRAISER: REVELATIONS, but that's not saying much. The Doug Bradley replacement for Pinhead does a decent job and there is some very disturbing imagery, but other than that it's just another bargain basement Hellraiser movie that feels like a Halloween episode of some cable TV procedural.

As someone who grew up obsessing over old issues of The National Lampoon and a fan of the book and subsequent documentary that came out a few years ago, I was excited to see David Wain's interpretation and the various actors portraying these comic legends.

While the performances were great and the casting choices were spot on, I must say I was disappointed with the end product. It was only mildly funny and the framing device didn't work one bit- a huge mistake that neatly ruined the movie for me.

Oh well, at least I can go back and read my old issues and re-watch Animal House.

Although it doesn’t hit the same peaks that Turbo Kid did, Summer of ’84 is a fun throwback film for those wanting some solid ’80s nostalgia who also maybe want something more adult than Stranger Things.

]]>Adam PattersonThe Definitive Mob-edy Listhttps://letterboxd.com/filmpulse/list/the-definitive-mob-edy-list/ letterboxd-list-1738171Thu, 27 Jul 2017 03:54:06 +1200As referenced on Ryan Watches a Movie 251 here is a list of mob comedies, or mob-edies as they should forever be known as. They're the worst.

I just started this list and need to add a slew of titles to it so suggestions are welcomed!

]]>Adam Patterson2016 Rankedhttps://letterboxd.com/filmpulse/list/2016-ranked/ letterboxd-list-862237Sun, 17 Jan 2016 18:20:59 +1300Once again, I'll be keeping an ongoing list of everything I see that gets a theatrical or VOD release in the US this year.

Festival films will not be added unless they have distribution in 2016.

2015 was a great year so we'll see how this one stacks up! Currently, Martyrs is at the bottom, so anything below that has yet to be ranked.

]]>Adam PattersonThe Films of 2015 Rankedhttps://letterboxd.com/filmpulse/list/the-films-of-2015-ranked/ letterboxd-list-493672Tue, 20 Jan 2015 13:42:54 +1300Last year, I didn't keep an ongoing rank of everything I saw in a list and it made it very difficult come year-end top 10s and what-not so this year I'm fixing that.

These are all US releases for 2015 and include theatrical and VOD. Festival entries are not included unless I know they'll be distributed this year.

Currently, MUCK is the worst I've seen this year so everything below that hasn't been ordered yet.

]]>Adam PattersonTop 20 of 2014https://letterboxd.com/filmpulse/list/top-20-of-2014/ letterboxd-list-455769Thu, 1 Jan 2015 07:45:09 +1300This was a great year for movies and it was just too difficult to narrow it down to 10 so I made a top 20.

All of these movies had at least a limited theatrical release in the U.S. in 2014.

]]>Adam PattersonTop 10 Horror Films of 2014https://letterboxd.com/filmpulse/list/top-10-horror-films-of-2014/ letterboxd-list-464165Tue, 30 Dec 2014 08:31:53 +1300Here are my top 10 horror films of 2014. Some notable films that could be considered horror that I didn't put on the list include A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night, Summer of Blood, Nothing Bad Can Happen, and Blue Ruin. These are all fantastic and should be checked out, however I just didn't think they fit the horror genre.

I also saw a few notable films that won't come out till 2015 including Cub, What We Do in the Shadows, and Suburban Gothic so be on the lookout for those.

For a full description of each of my picks you can check out the full list on Film Pulse.

]]>Adam PattersonFilm Pulse Playshttps://letterboxd.com/filmpulse/list/film-pulse-plays/ letterboxd-list-457825Mon, 22 Dec 2014 13:10:36 +1300In this new video series, I compare a movie with its video game counterparts. All links provided are direct to the respective youtube page.

I have a huge list of movies to tackle but let me know if there's one you want to see next!

]]>Adam PattersonFilmPulse.Net's 1 out of 10shttps://letterboxd.com/filmpulse/list/filmpulsenets-1-out-of-10s/ letterboxd-list-43065Mon, 6 Aug 2012 15:36:37 +1200These are films featured on the FilmPulse.Net that garnered a 1/10 rating or lower.

Check the list view for links to the original reviews, some of which appeared in podcast form.

]]>Adam PattersonGrindhouse Weeklyhttps://letterboxd.com/filmpulse/list/grindhouse-weekly/ letterboxd-list-90608Thu, 31 Jan 2013 05:56:07 +1300Every week (Starting Dec. 21st 2012 until the end of time) I'm going to watch and review an exploitation film on FilmPulse.Net. This is the list so far. All reviews can be found Here

]]>Adam PattersonFilmPulse.Net's 10 out of 10https://letterboxd.com/filmpulse/list/filmpulsenets-10-out-of-10/ letterboxd-list-42976Thu, 12 Jul 2012 13:26:47 +1200These are films featured on FilmPulse.Net that have received a 10 out of 10 from one of the writers. Note that these scores reflect only the opinion of the respective writer and not Film Pulse as a whole.

]]>Adam PattersonInterviewdhttps://letterboxd.com/filmpulse/list/interviewd/ letterboxd-list-162747Thu, 18 Jul 2013 05:30:28 +1200Here's a running list of all the filmmakers we've interviewed on Film Pulse. Most of these are audio interviews which aired on our weekly podcast, Here.

There are also a number of interviews we did for films that haven't been added to tmdb yet, which I'll add to this description.

]]>Adam PattersonTop 10 Horror Films of 2013https://letterboxd.com/filmpulse/list/top-10-horror-films-of-2013-1/ letterboxd-list-249013Wed, 8 Jan 2014 16:56:37 +1300Here's what I believe to be the best in horror for the year of 2013.

For a more detailed description of each pick, check out my article on Film Pulse here.

]]>Adam PattersonTop 10 of 2013https://letterboxd.com/filmpulse/list/top-10-of-2013/ letterboxd-list-249005Wed, 8 Jan 2014 16:51:11 +1300Here's my top 10 of 2013. I had a difficult time narrowing it down to just 10 and an even harder time ordering them.

In the end most of these can be interchangeable and they're all great.

]]>Adam PattersonBottom 10 of 2013https://letterboxd.com/filmpulse/list/bottom-10-of-2013/ letterboxd-list-231132Wed, 1 Jan 2014 04:12:06 +1300I saw a lot of movies this year and while it was a fantastic year for film, there was still a lot of garbage.

Out of the 214 movies of 2013 I've seen, these are the worst. This list is based on US theatrical date and doesn't include unreleased films I've reviewed for Film Pulse.

]]>Adam PattersonTop 10 Horror Films of 2013https://letterboxd.com/filmpulse/list/top-10-horror-films-of-2013/ letterboxd-list-224659Sun, 22 Dec 2013 12:34:10 +1300Here's my list of top 10 horror films of 2013. For an explanation of each choice, check out the list of Film Pulse: Here